Foods & Living on Finca El Arbol
January 11 in Nicaragua β π 20 Β°CJust a collection of impressions of the food and living conditions of the Finca…
Just a collection of impressions of the food and living conditions of the Finca…
After our day out and about it was time to continue processing our coffee lot. Since it was a small amount, we hand washed it in a bucket instead of the big washing line.
Then we brought it to theRead more
Since over 80% of Nicaraguas coffee comes from small farms, our trip wouldn’t be complete without seeing those smaller farms too.
Don Concho and Doña Maria’s farm is a 15 minute through theRead more
The coffee processing usually starts right after the harvest gets picked and weighed. Nowadays there are dozens of methods to do it - we decided on two different ones for our coffee lot:
Natural (fullRead more
The morning started at 6am so we could leave together with the other pickers - ok, we didn’t really leave together as the newbies needed an instruction first.
In teams of two we got a basket toRead more
Once done at Mil Variedades we toured the slightly larger Finca Santa Rita. If I remember correctly it is about a quarter the size of El Arbol…
It was exciting to see familiar names of KaffeemacherRead more
After an amazing porridge breakfast I realized I got super lucky: I had left my hiking shoes in the one spot of the finca where the roof leaks. AND we had a little bit of rain last night. What are theRead more
The afternoon was dedicated to learning about the coffee region and plant specifics. In the morning we were tasked to collect plant material that looked different and Tim used it to demonstrate andRead more
At 7-ish we set out on our first tour of the Finca. There isn’t a distinct trail we followed and at times we were certain if we’d loose Tim we wouldn’t find back to the house…
…so he madeRead more